R&D Engineer

This position is in support of the NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), whose primary focus is on research and development (R&D) including fundamental scientific research, concept development, prototype testing, and new technology creation. ARC performs R&D in support of NASA missions in collaboration with other NASA centers, academia, other federal organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and industry partners. Successful candidates will support success of NASA and ARC mission and goals in aeronautics, science, space technology, and human exploration in partnership with leading edge technical and research expertise from both student and faculty researchers.

This work is directly supporting NASA Academic Mission Services-2 (NAMS-2) which will provide the Aeronautics Directorate and the Exploration Technology Directorate of NASA ARC with capabilities to fulfill mission requirements from fundamental R&D through field-test deployments and operational missions. NAMS-2 includes a broad scope of evolving research, including the development of new and emerging capabilities and technologies. Projects include scientific research associated with air traffic management, advanced technology, nanoelectronics, and prototype software. This team will help meet aeronautics and technology mission objectives, particularly the improvement of aircraft and airspace safety as well as the transition of advanced aeronautics technologies into future air vehicles.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Perform statistical and data analyses to characterize and quantify the benefits of ATM concepts and technologies.
• Quantify and interpret the various metrics to assess the benefits. writing python scripts to format the data and creating data visualizations, such as scatter plots, histograms, or confusion matrices, for easier comparisons between data elements.
• Create report and user guide are desired to document the research and development.
• Document describing the methodology used for vertiport placement, as well as an early phase system level analysis, a conceptual design and a basic prototype implementation.

REQUIREMENTS

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree of Engineering
• Require 0-3 year of related experience.

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